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Crow's nest -
Whales and
Whaling pictures 31
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The
crows nest on an old time sailing ships was a barrel shaped unit attached high
up on the main mast where a sailor would climb when on watch for
ice or whales. This was the highest point on the ship and of course
afforded the best view so was the best position to
spot whales from.
No your eyes don't deceive you, this particular
crow's nest is not up a mast, but on the deck with a salty old sea
dog posing with his telescope for the camera. The reason for this presumably
is that when the crow's nest/salty old sea dog/telescope are in
place atop a mast it would be all but impossible to achieve this photograph
with the relatively primitive equipment available. |
The
whaling gallery is a collection of images from a
whole range of sources. It is intended to inform
and illustrate a now (thankfully) vanished occupation and way of life that for the men
so engaged was hard and often
dangerous. It is intended for historical interest rather than a commentary on the ethics of whaling. |
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